Improvement in fare-registers



No.174QZ46.

Z Sheets-Sheet I.

W. H. HORNUM.

FARE-REGISTER.

Patented F'e'b.29,1876.

N-PETERS. FHCTu-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D C.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

Patented Feb.29, 1876.

W. H. H-ORNUM. FARE-REGISTER. No. 174,246.

qrllllllllll- MPETERS, FhQTO-UYHQGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D C.

Wiimarzh WILLIAM H. HOBNUM,

or NEW/YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN FARE-REGISTERS; V

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 174,246, dated February 29, 1876; application filed February 9, 187.6.

To all whom-itmay concord; Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. Hoe

NUM, of the city,*county, and State of New York, have: in ventedfl a new ..and.-useful= .lmprovemeutin Fare-Registers. which. improve.- ment is fully setforth in the followingspecication,-reference being had to the accompan ye' ingdrawing, in which Figurel represents a face view of myfareregister... Fig. 2 is asimilar view when the face-plate hasbeenremoved, some parts being brokenaway to expose the mechanism beneath-them. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan, some'portions. of the casebeing broken away to expose. the. workingipants. Fig. 4 is a transverse section in. the; plane 7 8, Fig. 2.

Similar letters indicatecorresponding parts.

Thisinvention relates to a fare-register, in which two slides or prime-movers are used, each of which serves to actuate a different registeringmechanismv With said slides. is combined a cam-lever, mounted. on an arbor, which carries apointer, said cain-leverheing acted on by tappets secured to the actuating.- slides, so that whenever one' ot' the slides is. pulledout the pointer (unless the same is al.- ready in the required: position) is moved and causedto point to the registeringmechanism,

which is to be actuated by the motion of said slide, and at the sametime the cam:- lever forms a stop, so that only one slide can be moved at a time. The registering 1nechanism which. I use with oneot' the slidesconsists of a unit-disk .and a ten-disk, each of which ismarked with figures from.0"t0 9, and which are mounted on different arbors, and geared together by a pinion anda cogrwheel. The unit-disk covers a portion of the ten-disk, and it is provided with a series of openings placed in a convolute curve, one opening oppositeto each figure. Foreachup and down stroke of the appropriate slide the unit-disk turns one-tenth of a revolution, so as to bring a new figure opposite. to an opening in the faceplate at the sametime the ten-disk is rotated sufficiently to keep the same figure opposite the successive openings in the unitdisk until said disk has completed afull revolution, when the. next succeeding figure of the ten-disk is brought under the opening next to the 0 on the unit-disk. A general- .rectilinear paths. uated an arbor, d, which has its hearings in registering mechanism, entirely independent of the single-trip-registering mechanism, is

.disk and aten-disk, eachot' which .is marked with figures from 0 to. 9, which are: successively brought'oppositev to openings in .the back plate .of .the case. The unit disk re.-

.volves loosely-on its spindle,.being. connected to the same by a. ratchetwheel and spring- In theunit-disk aretwo openingsfor the introduction. of a suitablekey, which is so formed that it-throws the spring-pawl out of gearwith its ratchet-.wheehand' that the unit-disk can be turned on its arbor in one direction, a stop-pawlpreventing its being turned in the opposite direction.

Thesecondary unit-disk is. mounted firmly on the arbor of the main -unit-disk,.and it is. provided in its periphery with ratchet-teeth, whichengage with a spring-pawl secured to the appropriate slide, so that for each stroke of theslide both, unit-disks are turned onetenth of a revolution, and thefiguresmarked on their faces are successively brought opposite to the respective openings in the faceplate and back plate of the case,

In the. drawing, the letter A designates a case, which is made of sheet metal or any other suitable material, in .thetform best adapted forthe purpose for which it. is in tended to be used. In the middle of this case are situated two slides or prime movers,

BG, whichserve to actuate the registeringv mechanismsDE, and whichextend through with a guide-slot, a, catching over a stud, a,

so that the same are compelled to move in Between said. slides is. sit-.

the front and back plates of the case. A, and

whichextends-through the frontplate a suf-v ficient distance to receive an index-hand, F.

Oil-said arbor, and in the interior of thecase,

isfirmly mounteda cam-lever, e, and eachof the slides-is provided. with tappet f. If one i contains the registering mechanism controlled by that-particular slide. For instance, if the registering mechanism on one side of the case is intended for five-cent fares, and that on the other for six-cent fares, it the slide 0 is drawn out, the index-hand is thrown over, to the five-cent fare, (see Fig. 1,) and it remains in that position until the six-cent slide B is pulled. Neither of the slides can be drawn out without showing by the index-hand what kind of fare has been registered. The camlever 0 also forms a stop, so that only one slide at a time can be drawn out. If desired, said cam-lever may be so formed that it acts merely as a stop, and that each slide can be drawn out only after the index F has been turned by hand to the'fare which is to be registered.

'" Instead of the slides other prime movers,

such as levers,'triggers,' or push-bars may be substituted.

The registering mechanism D consists of a unit-disk, g, and a ten-disk, h, which are geared together by a pinion, t', and a cog-wheehj. In the unit-disk are ten apertures, 70, which are arranged in a'co'n volute' curve, and on the face of said disk are marked the figures 0 to 9, one opposite to each of the'apertures 7c. On the face of the ten-disk are marked the figures 0 to 9 in a circular line. A step-by-step moveinent is imparted to the unit-disk by means of an anchorlever, l,'which engages with a ratchet-wheel, m, mounted on the arbor of thennit-disk, said anchor-1e ver being actuaan by a stud, a, secured 'inthe slide B, so that when this slide is pulled out and then pushed in, the unit-disk makes one-tenth of a revolution, and thereby the figures on its face are successively brought opposite to an opening, 0, Fig. 1', in the face-plate of the case. At the same time the ten-disk receives a slow revolving motion, so that each of its figures will successively appear through the convolute apertures 70 in the unit-disk. By this arran gement 11inety-nine.fares can be registered in succession.

On the arbor of the unit-disk is secured a button; or said arbor may be constructed to fit an appropriate key, whereby the registering mechanism D can be returned to its starting point after each trip. With the side B is combined a general registering mechanism, L, which works independent of the single-tripregistering mechanism D, and which is moved one step for each stroke of the slide B. With this slide is also combined a hammer, H, which strikes the bell I each time the slide is drawn out.

The registering mechanism E consists of a main unitdisk, p, which is mounted loosely on an arbor, q, being connected to said arbor by a ratchet-Wheel, r, and spring-pawl 8, said ratchet-wheel being firmly secured to the arbor q. ()n this arbor is also secured the secondary unit-disk t, which is geared together with the ten-disku. Each of these disks is marked on its face with figures from 0 to 9, thefigures of the main unit-disk being brought successively opposite to an opening, 0, in the face-plate of the case, while the figures on the secondary unit and ten disks come successively opposite to openings to in the back plate of the case. disk forms ratchet-teeth '00, which are acted on by a spring-tappet, y, secured to the slide 0.

A stop-pawl, z, retains the secondary unitdisk, and with it the entire registering mechanism, firmly in position, and if the slide 0 is pulled out said stop'pawl is raised out of gear with the ratchet-teeth w before the tappet .3 takes action. For each stroke of the slide G the main unit'disk and the secondary unitdisk are turned one-tenth of a revolution.

WVith the main unit-disk may be combined a ten-disk, so as to enable this portion of the registering mechanism E to register at least ninety-nine fares, and with the secondary unit and ten disks will be combined in practice a hundred and thousand disk, so as to convert it into a general registering'mechanism capable of registering a large number of fares.

In the face of the main unit-disk are two slots, to, forthe reception of a suitable key, said slots being so situated that, by-inserting the key, the spring-pawl s is thrown out of gear with the ratchet-wheel r, and the main unit-disk can be turned forward and set to its starting-point. A stop=pawl, 0, prevents said disk from being turned in the wrong direc tion. I

By this arrangement the main unit-disk, with its appendages, forms a single-trip registering mechanism, which can be set back to the starting-point after each. trip, while the secondary unit-disk with its appendages forms a general registering mechanism, which cannot be set back, and which keeps on registering all the fares taken during a number of trips.

With the registering mechanism E is combined a hammer, J, which is actuated by the ratchet-teeth r of the secondary unit-disk, and which, for each movement of the registering mechanism, strikes the bell I. p

'What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with two independent registering devices, D E, and with their prime movers B G, of a cam-lever, e, and index F, whereby only one of the prime movers can be moved at a time, the index pointing to that registering mechanism, which is to be actuated substantially as shown and described.

2. The registering mechanism D, composed of a unit-disk, g, and a ten-disk, h, geared together with each other, said unit-disk being provided with apertures 70, arranged on a convolute curve, in cpmbination with a slide or prime mover, and with a general registering mechanism, all constructed and operating substantially as set forth. Y

The edge of the secondary unit- 3. The registering mechanism E composed of a main unit-disk, p, with or Without a tendisk and a secondary unit-disk, t, and ten-disk u, with or Without additional disks, the main unit-disk being loosely connected to the arbor of the secondary unitdisk in combination with a prime mover acting on the secondary unit-disk, so that the main unit-disk with its appendages can be turned back to the starting-point, while the secondary unit-disk with its appendages continues to register, all constructed and operating substantially in the manner shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of February, 1876.

WILLIAM-H. HORNUM.

Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER. 

